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12. 
Click the  Apply button.
Now only computers and devices in the list can join the DST adapters WiF\
i networks.
View Wired and WiFi Network Devices Connected to the 
DST Adapter
You can view the active wired and WiFi devices that are connected to the \
DST adapter’s  network. If you do not recognize a WiFi device, it might be an intruder.
To view devices on the DST adapter network:
1.  With an Ethernet cable, temporarily connect your computer to the Etherne\
t port on the 
DST adapter

.
2.  Launch a web browser from the computer
 .
3.  Enter  http://www
 .mywifiext.net.
A login window displays.
4.  Enter the DST adapter user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The Status page displays.
5.  Select  Maintenance > 
 Attached Devices.
For each wired and WiFi device, the IP address, MAC address, and device \
name display.
6.  (Optional) Click the  Refresh button.
The information on the page is updated.
Set Up the DST Adapter to Use a Static IP Address
The DST adapter comes set up to use a dynamic IP address, which is the c\
orrect setting for  most home networks. 
						

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To set up the DST adapter’s IP address:
1. 
With an Ethernet cable, temporarily connect your computer to the Etherne\
t port on the 
DST adapter

.
2.  Launch a web browser from the computer
 .
3.  Enter  http://www
 .mywifiext.net.
A login window displays.
4.  Enter the DST adapter user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The Status page displays.
5.  Select  Setup > IP 
 Address Setup.
6. By default, the Get an IP address dynamically from the router radio button is selected.
7.  Select the  Use Static IP 
 Address radio button.
8.  Complete the fields to specify the IP network IP addresses.
9.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved. 
						

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16.   Use VPN to Access Your Network
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Set Up a VPN Connection 
•Specify VPN Service in the DST Router 
•Install OpenVPN Software 
•Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer 
•Use VPN to Access the DST Router’s USB Drive and Media From Windows 
•Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home  
						

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Set Up a VPN Connection
A virtual private network (VPN) lets you use the Internet to securely \
access your network 
when you aren’t home.
Secure
remote access
InternetOpen VPN Client
 
Figure 11. VPN provides a secure tunnel between your home network and a remote c\
omputer
This type of VPN access is called a client-to-gateway tunnel. The computer is the client, and 
the DST router is the gateway. To use the VPN feature, you must log in to the DST router and 
enable VPN, and you must install and run VPN client software on the comp\
uter. 
VPN uses DDNS or a static IP address to connect with your DST router.
To use a DDNS service, register for an account with a host name (sometim\
es called a  domain name). 
 You use the host name to access your network. The DST router supports 
these accounts: NETGEAR No-IP, No-IP, and Dyn. 
If your Internet service provider (ISP) assigned a static WAN IP address (such as 50.196.x.x 
or 10.x.x.x) that never changes to your Internet account, the VPN can u\
se that IP address to 
connect to your home network.
Note: The maximum number of client devices that can access the DST 
router concurrently using a VPN connection is 4.
Specify VPN Service in the DST Router
You must specify the VPN service settings in the DST router before you ca\
n use a VPN 
connection.
To specify the VPN service:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the network. 
						

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2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service.
The VPN Service page displays.
5. Select the Enable VPN Service check box.
By default, the VPN uses the UDP service type and uses port 12974. If you want to 
customize the service type and port, we recommend that you change these settings 
before you install the OpenVPN software.
6. To change the service type, scroll down and select the TCP radio button.
7. To change the port, scroll down to the Service Port field, and type the port number that you 
want to use.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved. VPN is enabled in the DST router, but you must install and set 
up OpenVPN software on your computer before you can use a VPN connection.
Install OpenVPN Software
You must install this software on each Windows computer, Mac computer, iOS device, or 
Android device that you plan to use for VPN connections to your router.
Install OpenVPN Software on Your Windows Computer
To install VPN client software on your Windows computer:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service.
The VPN Service page displays. 
						

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5. 
Make sure that the Enable VPN Service check box is selected.
6.  Specify any VPN service settings on the page.
For more information, see Specify VPN Service in the DST Router on page  224.
7.  Click the  For W
 indows button to download the OpenVPN configuration files.
8.  V
isit  openvpn.net/index.php/download/community-downloads.html to download the 
OpenVPN client utility.
9.  In the Windows Installer section of the page, double-click the 
openVPN-install-xxx.exe link.
10.  Download and install the  openVPN-install-xxx.exe  file.
11.  Click the  Next button.
12.  Read the License 
 Agreement and click the  I Agree button.
13. Leave the check boxes selected as shown, and click the  Next button. 
						

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14. 
To specify the destination folder, click the  Browse button and navigate to and select a 
destination folder.
15.  Click the  Install button.
The page displays the progress of the installation, and then displays th\
e final installation  page displays.
16.  Click the  Finish button.
17.  Unzip the configuration files that you downloaded and copy them to the f\
older where the 
VPN client is installed on your computer
 . 
For a client device with Windows 64-bit system, the VPN client is instal\
led at 
C:\Program files\OpenVPN\config\ by default.
18.  For a client device with Windows, modify the VPN interface name to  NETGEAR-VPN: 
a. In Windows, select Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network Connections.
b.  In the local area connection list, find the local area connection with t\
he device name 
T

AP-Windows Adapter .
c.  Select the local area connection and change its name (not its device na\
me) to 
NETGEAR-VPN.
If you do not change the VPN interface name, the VPN tunnel connection w\
ill fail.
For more information about using OpenVPN on your Windows computer, visit 
https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#quick\
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Install OpenVPN Software on Your Mac Computer
To install VPN client software on your Mac computer:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > VPN Service.
The VPN Service page displays.
5. Make sure that the Enable VPN Service check box is selected.
6. Specify any VPN service settings on the page.
For more information, see Specify VPN Service in the DST Router on page 224.
7. Click the For non-Windows button to download the OpenVPN configuration files.
8. Visit https://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/ to download the OpenVPN client utility for Mac 
OS X.
9. Download and install the file.
10. Unzip the configuration files that you downloaded and copy them to the folder where the 
VPN client is installed on your computer. 
The client utility must be installed by a user with administrator privileges.
For more information about using OpenVPN on your Mac computer, visit 
https://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/docs/admin-guides/183-how-to-connect-to-
access-server-from-a-mac.html.
Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer
After you set up the DST router to use VPN and install the OpenVPN application on your 
Windows computer, you can open a VPN tunnel from your computer to your DST router over 
the Internet.
For the VPN tunnel to work, the local LAN IP address of the remote DST router must use a 
different LAN IP scheme than the local LAN where your VPN client computer is connected. If 
both networks use the same LAN IP scheme, when the VPN tunnel is established, you 
cannot access your home DST router or your home network with the OpenVPN software.
The default LAN IP address scheme for the DST router is 192.x.x.x. The most common IP 
schemes are 192.x.x.x, 172.x.x.x, and 10.x.x.x. If you experience a conflict, change the IP 
scheme either for your home network or for the network with the client VPN computer. For  
						

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information about changing these settings, see Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings on 
page  
140.
To open a VPN tunnel on your WIndows computer:
1. Launch the OpenVPN application with administrator privileges.
The  OpenVPN icon displays in the Windows taskbar.
Tip: Y
ou can create a shortcut to the VPN program, then use the shortcut 
to access the settings and select the run as administrator check 
box. Then every time your launch this shortcut, OpenVPN 
automatically runs with administrator privileges.
2.  Right-click the  OpenVPN icon.
3. Select  Connect.
The VPN connection is established. You can do the following:
• Launch an Internet browser and log in to your DST router.
• Use Windows file manager to access the router
 ’s USB drive and download files. 
						

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Use VPN to Access the DST Router’s USB Drive and Media 
From Windows
To access the router’s USB drive and download files from your Windows computer:
1. 
In Windows file manager
 , select the Network folder.
The network resources display. The  ReadySHARE icon is in the Computer section and 
the remote R7300 icon is in the Media Devices section (if DLNA is enabled in the DST 
router).
2.  If the icons do not display
 , click the Refresh button to update the page.
If the local LAN and the remote LAN are using the same IP scheme, the re\
mote R7300  
icon does not display in the Media Devices and Network Infrastructure se\
ctions.
3.  T
o access the DST router’s USB drive, click the ReadySHARE  icon.
4.  T
o access media on the DST router’s network, click the  R7300 icon in the Media Devices 
section.
Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home
When you’re away from home and you access the Internet, you usually u\
se a local Internet 
service provider. For example, at a coffee shop you might be given a code that lets you use 
the coffee shop’s Internet service account to surf the web.
Nighthawk lets you use a VPN connection to access your own Internet serv\
ice when you’re 
away from home. 

You might want to do this if you travel to a geographic location that doe\
sn’t 
support all the Internet services that you use at home. For example, you\
r Netflix account 
might work at home, but not in a different country.